Long Obediently Poems

Old Glory has Something He Wants to Say  
By – Roger White
The dawn’s first sunlight crests over the eastern horizon.  A midnight dark sky leisurely changes tinctures: blue becomes purple, bright azure and...

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ETERNAL RECURRENCE*


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“I am certain that I have been here as I am now a thousand times before and
 I hope to return a thousand times after.”  GOETHE 
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Once upon a time, 
The Lord...

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In America June 14th equals flag day
and in Pennsylvania a federal holiday.

"...I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the republic for which it stands. One nation under god...

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I can’t stand getting worse and worse by the fast-paced minute
So, set me free from me, colliding and breaking bit by bit
Show me the way in which I should go, Lord of Light
Show me the...

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REINCARNATION

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“I am certain that I have been here as I am now a thousand times before and
 I hope to return a thousand times after.” GOETHE 
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Each soul an ambassador was and is...

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Pulchritudinous virtual crime pulled off without a cocked hitch

delivered me back in the dark shadows
and the underbelly of the web,
where impossible mission 
to differentiate the outer limits 
cast by edge of night 
essentially rendering a...

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Cluttering above huddled rooftops
Of sprawling villages 
And shy provincial towns;
Rising sharply amidst swooping
Declinations;
Hesitating when gathering at the
Tangled woodland perimeters of
Outlying greenland bounds,
Jostled apex ridges detach among
Themselves...
When habitually roused from early
Mornings
Newly awakened sounds.

Electrical milk floats whir...

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People of Good – strengthen your ties!
      Glory to the heroes-defenders 
of the Donbas 
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Message to the Ukra-President

?? who sows the wind, reaps whirlwind

How can you live, oh, “Independent” leader,
A...

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diametrically opposing forces miscarriage 
   and abort, cancel and retry to upend Vanity Fair 
   where trump defiantly makes an en rode
gauging Bernie sanders troopers as “enemy” phalanx 
  ...

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What, but in this dismal life should appear
My hopes, my dreams, true love
All seem to fade
Into the distance I reach
My eyes begin to tear
My heart pierced through with loves wounding blade!

I sought the shelter of...

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As Your called teachers*, Lord, we thank You with joyful praises
Which You surely deserve along what Your Deity enforces 
Keep us jubilantly awed by Your amazing, miraculous graces
While singing to You through our hymn-spirited voices
And...

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Lips of cherry, full, to show a lovely smile, she; with a tan of golden brown 
Her silk worthy hair, a light shimmering brown, forming around her beautiful face
A face of innocence, without a blemish,...

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One day—
The sea will be my backyard
Every morning, standing upon the deck
Of the one called Going Numb
A “Greatest Dad” mug in one hand
My last vice burning orange in the other

I will watch the sun rise...

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Eerily, I seem to wake
At the droning dusk
To feed my hate
To quench my lust
To salvage the young
And drink them clear of their sweet rum.

Hauntingly, I approach.
As quiet as a rodents burst
Danger sends its shuddering calls
But...

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Dear God,
Thank you so much for making me your child through my faith in Jesus Christ, my Saviour and Lord... Keep me always trusting You, and living for You by Your grace, along Your power,...

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In the rundown little house where her family currently lives,
the fourteen-year old glances obediently at her glaring daddy,
nodding her head in quiet compliance
to his usual horrible demands of her for the evening.
Not to acquiesce would...

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“But by the grace of God I am what I am…” 1Corinthians 15:10 of the King James Bible

Let me tell you a story…

It is neither fiction nor fantasy
since the main character is yours truly…

Anchored upon...

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Are you a threat?

 

You come from the ominous warning of

dark and heavy clouds as if a cry 

when the burden can't be held up

by a mourning sky...

 

You drop so sudden, no time to...

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September 14 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Mark 1-3

Key Verse – Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God

LORD GOD, YOU ARE MY LIFE’S BEGINNING			

Lord God, You...

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what lurks behind the shadows takes refuge in the
places that one cannot speak without a lawyer and
a place to stay when the going gets rough in the
shadows right out there buried & bustling without
restraint without...

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I waited alone in a lonely spot in the morning,                Under the shade of a huge banyan tree,  ...

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June 21 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Psalms 40-45
 
Key Verse –  Psalms 40:5  Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which...

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The scorching heat plummet upon the smoldering ground
Sucking chlorophyll from dehydrated plants
Chasing the birds from their monstrous nest 
Scattering striking hot rays upon shaky rooves. 
Luscious green grass that once stood tall
Lay flat and charred...

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March 13 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Ruth 1-4

Key Verse –Ruth 1:6 Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard...

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Propped and propelled by God to live according to His purpose*
Upheld am I to enjoy earthly existence midst divine upbringing
Ransomed soul of mine keeps seeking daily restoration and revival
Pursuing His will, pleasing Him well with...

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